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Editing and Emotional Labor

By Nadia Geagea PupaSD/PEN Past President On September 20, 2018, SD/PEN past co-president, Isabella Furth, led a program meeting…
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The Systems for Your Business of Copyediting: From First Contact to Finished Project

By Andrea Susan Glass I’ve never been much for systems. Have you? Yet, every “successful” business owner I talk…
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How Do Our Prospects Find a Copyeditor?

By Andrea Susan Glass As professional copyeditors, it’s important to know how our prospects are seeking those who provide…
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How to Help Writers Write Better

By Andrea Susan Glass As copyeditors, we love helping writers produce an error-free product, whether a book, article, website,…
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Why Authors Need Editors

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